Voter Eligibility Verification Act of 2025

House Bill

H.R. 1037

119th Congress

Voter Eligibility Verification Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Feb 5, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Stacey E. Plaskett

Representative

Democratic

VI-0

Cosponsors

15

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Immigration

Summary

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to respond within 15 days when state election officials request immigration status verification for individuals on voter lists. This enables states to verify citizenship eligibility of potential voters.

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to respond within 15 days when state election officials request immigration status verification for individuals on voter lists. This enables states to verify citizenship eligibility of potential voters.

Last updated: 1/6/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Voter Eligibility Verification Act of 2025This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to respond within 15 days of receiving a request from certain state officials for the immigration status of an individual on a list of potential voters.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Requires DHS response within 15 days on immigration status requests
Applies to state official requests about potential voters
Enables citizenship verification for voter eligibility
Creates federal obligation to assist state election officials
Addresses voter list accuracy concerns

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

States could quickly verify whether individuals on voter lists are citizens by receiving timely responses from DHS. This could lead to removal of non-citizens from voter rolls where identified.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Immigration

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

1037, 119th Congress (2025). "Voter Eligibility Verification Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-1037